Was Spending $15,000 On An Old BMW 7-Series A Mistake? E38 My Lunch!
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“The only BMW out of the 6 cars in the back” *sees Z3 M*
im glad im not the only one who saw that.
Me too😂
It's not a BMW, it's a clown shoe.
Yeah, it’s called trolling, and you took the bait.
Me too
*Hoovie:* "0:12 This 7 Series is the only BMW among the 6 cars that are behind me"
*BMW Z3 Clown Shoe:* "Am I a joke to you?"
He dosent own the z3
@@amerabbas2376 there are 7 cars behind him when he says it, though
The Z3 is a long running easter egg. Nobody knows who's it is, why its there or how long its been in his care. 🤣
I’ve been curious, who owns the Z3?
@@amerabbas2376 so...who is this then bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-bmw-m-coupe-30/
"Your 7 series doesn't have comfort access"
Hoovie: "my 7 series runs"
Lmaoo
What a hoot!
So the MSRP of a base 7-series in 1995 was $65,900. In 2019 dollars, that's over $112k. If the car is mechanically sound and still in good condition, I say hell yes, $15k is a great deal. Plus, it's a great-looking car.
Original value has no relevance to the value of a car many years down the road. Bmw/Mercedes/Maserati has been proving that forever with cars that MSRP for 100k+ then sell for $10,000 5-10 years down the road regardless of being low mileage and good condition.
Amanda Lee very good statement. Just because you see a broken down unreliable $70,000 car today, that doesn't mean it's worth more than $5,000.
I’m starting to see lots of 15 year old Luxury cars at Pick and Pull ! 75 thousand dollar new ! Now they get couple thousand selling parts! 😎
@@amandalee4735 Sure, but my point was that someone paid a lot more for that car originally. If it's a car you really want, and it's in almost-new condition, then $15k is pretty cheap when the car originally retailed for over 4 times as much (not adjusted for inflation).
A lot of those cars plummet in value because the technology inside them ages so rapidly, and becomes problematic. That isn't really the case with this era of car. It's got classic styling and enthusiast appeal. It's not just another generic 5-10 year-old luxury car with a spotty maintenance history.
Adam Baldwin I get what you’re saying and I agree that if it’s a vehicle someone really wants and plans on holding onto for a long time, the 15k is worth spending. But in any other circumstance 15k for the vehicle shown in this video regardless of miles, condition, and repair records is WAY too much regardless of what someone originally paid the the vehicle.
Edit: I know Hoovie buys these vehicles for our entertainment just as much as his own. I just don’t want the younger viewers getting the wrong idea and start thinking a mid 90s 7 series is worth this much.
Tyler: "Being my only BMW..."
Me: Notes a black BMW Z on the rack behind him.
He has like 20 cars, it doesn't surprise me
Z3 isn't his car. He's storing it for someone
thebigfranker he could still address it rather than act like it doesn’t exist
The Z3 is hardly a car, more of a parts bin monstrosity in response to Mazda
@@bindingcurve don't hate.
JR: "Your 7-Series doesn't have comfort access."
Hoovie: "My 7-Series RUNS."
And Hoovie for the win with that SICK burn!
@Blair Aquilia I thought it meant it was a faster way to move the seat and steering into a comfortable position so your girl could blow you.
The good thing about getting a new BMW is the privilege of testing out the whole fleet as courtesy cars while yours is in the shop.
Can confirm. My parents own two BMW products--a 2018 340i 6MT and a 2019 MINI Clubman JCW 6MT.
The BMW was in and out of the shop for a whole year because they couldn't figure out why the horn wasn't working. The MINI needed a new transmission at 10,000 miles because the second-gear synchro went out.
Thankfully, both were under warranty. But they're probably going back to Acura after that.
I don't know, my mom had a 325i and she never had one issue with it, and she drove it for 10 years
BMTROUBLEU
I confirm the same for Audi too!! Had an A-4 for 56 weeks (got rid of it due to lemon law) and it was in the shop for 55-days. Had several loaner cars and rental cars during the service nightmare
@@robertborne895 lemon law?
Really who wouldn't want the most attractive BMW Sedan ever made, with a V8, in perfect condition, for $15,000?
Because there junk lol
Still expensive to maintain
I would want it, but never for 15 grand lmao
wouldnt need to pay nearly that much for a nice e39, and then you'd actually have the most attractive BMW sedan ever.
Id sell my 540i M for that. Im trying to sell mine for $6000. Just as good condition as hoovies and has only 110000 miles
Hoovie drives up to the Wizard's shop in a BMW
Wizard : *"You shall not pass!"*
Fly, you fools....
He needs to take down the bmw flag in his garage
"The dark vanos will not avail you!!"
@@htwhls19 The Wizard does work on BMWs. He just doesn't have the time to work on the constantly shitty ones Hoovie is always bringing in
@@TheMrLebaron This ^^^^^^
Hoovie: the only bmw i own!!
Backround Z3M: WHYYY DO YOU HATE ME SO MUCH !!
Hoovie's cars normally dont have a front plate, but the Z3M has one.
Hoovie: this is the only bmw of the 6 cars behind me.
Z3m: NOTICE ME SEMPAIII
Yeah, I was like: no?
Actually of that is a Z3, what he said was just flat out wrong. "The only BMW of the 6 cars behind me."
Either wrong, or we have been baited.
BMW Z3 "was bin ich eine Schüssel saure Sahne zu Ihnen?!!!!!!
E38: the most beautiful 7 series ever!
That's a damn fine BMW 7-series...and all the pixels on the dash work too!
I like it, buddy. It pisses me off when people moan about the cost of a vehicle and its repairs beyond its value. I pay the repairs for cars and bikes that aren't worth it because I like the car or bike.
I bought a new bike about ten years ago and I took it to work to show my colleagues after I'd owned it for a few weeks and I'd already put over a thousand miles on it and the first thing one of them said was "Jesus, aren't you worried about the depreciation?"
No. I bought it to ride the damn thing. I didn't buy it so the next owner gets a nice low mileage vehicle. I'm a rider/driver, not an owner.
The Z3's existence isn't even acknowledged 😭
Does anyone know what's up with its license plate? I doesn't look like a US one, maybe it's imported, not his or just there is some sort of legal issue with it so that's why he doesn't talk about it.
Someone on the last video said it's not his. 🤷♂️
@bios47 if im not mistake thats a California plate thats been trimmed up
@@Kluneberg He's in Kansas, which doesn't require front plates. He could literally put anything there and be fine.
@@Kluneberg I think he said in a prior video that it's not his, that's why he doesn't mention it .
"For sale in Florida" is the same as saying "this car has catastrophic hidden damage".
Yes! When buying a car in my home state check for Hurricane tidal surge "flood" damage! 6months afterwards the electrical systems goes haywire! Airbags deploy, stereo talks back, electric shorts catch fire!
Next video: “I‘my selling my BMW 7 series on cars and bids”.
On week later: BMW sold for 2 grand and an Old iPod. “It was a good sale, thanks Papa Doug”.
Bro why do you have a pic of a single hair as your profile picture?
8:35
JR: Your 7-series doesn't have comfort access.
Hoovie: Yeah, but my 7-series runs.
Buuuuuuurn
That new BMW Grill is ugly!
I would take the older one any day especially if it was paid for. A fully sorted luxury car for $15,000 that once cost $70000 to $80000 is a bargain.
That poor dog to which you're handing the wallet: "I want to chew, but I think this is a trap."
Hoovie: "Let's take a look at this BMW:
Wizard: "We don't do that here"
I think he ought to take the BMW flag down from his work shop then
Hoovie laughing on the inside not telling Wizard about the grease mark on his head...
The best part of owning a BMW is getting to ride with the tow truck driver, and talk shop, every couple of months
Been there done that, and never agian! 2017 x3.
indeed
Lmao been there with my 01 540i
I have driven my e30 4 times since I got it about 6 months ago. 3 times I was in a tow truck. Then my wife's 2011 550i gt has had more time in shop that on road. Why do we all keep buying them. Lol
Okay Honda guy
Love the relationship and appreciation Between Hoovie and the Wizard.
I feel like this is a pretty solid long term investment. Epic car, and the legend grows with each passing year.
Tyler: “This is the only BMW in my garage out of the 6 cars behind me”
Z3: “hmmm yes I am Corvette”
Z3 is the seventh, so not among the six.
It might not be his car he mow get be storing it for someone who knows
I think it's a running joke. He always acts like it's not there
@@kyleizvorski7869 But we see it after he says this is the only BMW he owns >_>
Who else search in comment to make sure that black car is BMW?
“The only BMW in my fleet”
BMW Z3: Am I a joke to you?
not his car
So why he didnt say 5 cars?
xiukn8 he said “of the six cars behind me”. He didn’t mention any of them being his regardless.
@@thebigfranker whos is it?
@@xiukn8 There was seven cars behind him, but he obviously didn't count the clown shoe.
I love this model
You did the right thing
Every time I see one I sigh with longing
This era of beamers to me is my all time favorites alongside the e34( my true love) and the e30(my side bitch). I think the money you spent to sort this phenomenal piece of machinery to fully sort it out was well worth it. I hope you enjoy your latest and greatest find almost as much as I enjoy watching your trials and tribulations videos. Keep this one this time and enjoy the buck out it.
I wish i was like you Hoovie’s, where my “stupidity” is the source of my income 🙃😂
If you document your stupidity, other people will pay to watch it!
I fell in love with these cars on James Bond 007: Tomorrow Never Dies
Is that the one where they drove it from phone?? Didn't they use one of these in one of the Transporter films?
chappy2121 Yes and no.
Transporter was a manual 735i, while in James Bond they used a "750Li", which in fact was a rebadged 740i because the 750 wasn't yet available.
same! and the way he was able to control the car using a key fob! why aren't funding that feature?
W126 chasing down the 750. That was a great movie. The latest 7 looks like a Baleen whale. It is NOT gorgeous in any way shape or form.
Same
13:42
That slow reveal of the current 7 series.....holy crap! I hope whoever designed that grille gets fired, BMW has lost their friggin minds if they think that is an acceptable look for a car that costs $96,000!
that grille says "GET OUT OF MY WAY PEASANTS!"
seems acceptable to me 🤣
If you think the 7's grilles are great, wait till the new 3/4 series comes out. All I can think of is a giant pig from the leaked pictures.
User968 bmw USA says starting msrp is 157800 for m760i xdrive, there is no m760li model listed.
And I agree that grill is hideous as hell
I TOTALLY agree with you! Keep it...please!
The stain on the Murcielago seat is probably from the driver being lactose intolerant to all of that creamsicle interior.
what's the final bill for that. It's been there so long it became a Listed Monument😂
@@wombat1238marsupial lmao pretty funny 😂
@@wombat1238marsupial Don't say 'Listed Monument' or the DemonRat terrorist filth will tear it down.
That interior is hideous. The entire car is not my cup of tea though. I think the Gallardos and Huracans look infinitely better, and are probably much more reliable and fun to drive.
@@andytaylor1588 Please go be stupid somewhere else.
$15k for this car in this condition with the sport package is definitely worth it.
Worth is to the shop that fixes it.
Said nobody 😜
The most BMW looking BMW ever and that's why I love it. Above everything else it has a universal look of beautiful simplicity as if the design was discovered rather than created from scratch. Its appearance looks right in every way inside and out that resembles a distant feeling of euphoria. Just... awe inspiring. Thank you!
Totally agree with the "BMW's keep getting uglier and uglier" comment, especially the 7 series. The grills on the lastest ones hurt my eyes!
The older E38 is a classy car it is very elegant. The latest one it's just revolting and vulgar.
Correct. Too bad in eastern europe all the older bmws are driven by the equivalent of a ricer. You get laughed at for even WANTING to own a bmw older than 8-10 years. Shame really. And the taxes are obscene on anything bigger than a 3.0L. Still, I am on the lookout for a 2000-2004 530i. I think that was the best shape of bmw 5 series. Impossible to find one in decent condition.
@@MegaLatexxx Ignore the haters. Life is too short to care about their meaningless opinions. Just follow your dreams!
These are great looking cars. Can't wait to see how it breaks next.
🤣😂🤣
E38s are generally quite reliable.
The last generation of good looking BM saloons.
You must not know about cars
🤣
JR: Yours doesn't have comfort access.
Hoovie: My 7-Series runs...
Hoovie Wins.
Flawless Victory
Fatality
As a fellow 2001 TitanSilber E38 owner, this made my day
I have an 03 325i also in Titansilber and it’s a wonderful color
Yess it made my day also. Had my e38 for abput 15 years now. Still love it, still love the way it looks and fmdrives and sound. Also the compliments from people telling me how beautiful it looks.
I too have a 2001 Titan as my daily, I've had it for years and I can't imagine driving anything else. I bought two spare low KM E38's one in petrol mica and a comos black to tuck away in case my current one is ever written off in a crash.
I also have a silver e38
I applaud any E38 owner 👏
had one just like it - black and L long version - loved it - no problem with engine - my favorite driving car of the 52 that I have owned
Just randomly stumbled onto your channel and everyone including yourself is so nice and funny. Especially the Wiz, he looks like a biker but has the voice of an angel. you have earned my subscription. Also nice 7 series, don't give up on the BMWs!
He didn't use his turn signal once while he was driving. He's fitting right in with the BMW😂🤣😂🤣
Did too, getting on K-96 5:08
You clearly know nothing about cars bro, the computer in the BMW is programed to ignore that command 😂😂
"Thy shall not dazzle others with Blinkers but only with thy presence" ...BMW Folk law
future video: "Everything that's wrong with my fully sorted BMW 7 series"
Or... "My 7 Series caught fire. Goodbye BMW"!!
Love the collabs!
Hoovie, I have an old 2006 BMW 530i that I've had for years. I'm 2nd owner and it has had every service since it was new. I bought it w/ 60K miles. It now has 100K and runs, looks and drives just like it did when it came off of the showroom floor. I get SO many complements on this car. Maintenance is the key!! And it was always garaged too.I also have a hoopty "99 911 996 cab w/ 50K on the body. The new LN engine has just turned 5K. Right now I'm breaking even and maybe a little bit ahead of the game.
“Only BMW in the fleet”. Z3 right behind him. “As close to a brand new BMW as you can get”? Did they shut down all the BMW dealers???
I‘m wondering all the time about this mysterious Z3 Coupe in the background...
Hoovie mental disorder approved
z3 is not part of the fleet, Tyler is parking it for a friend.
Just always going to ignore the Z3.. playing it exactly how 2020 would expect him too.
That's not a z3. It's a clown shoe and it's where he keeps them.
"My 7 series runs."
Oof Hoovie. You so mean.
He told him not to get into the hooptie hobby a year ago but he did it anyway & lost his job 😂, funny but not funny
So glad to see another one saved, I love these cars. Never getting rid of mine.
Wizard!!! Save that analizer!!! You need that for points [pre-73] cars. Also good for dwell and RPM. NICE presents, Hoovie!!!
$15K sounds pretty good to me for a nicely dialed in Beemer.
considering a new one is $96000.00 right?
Bought a Ridge first edition many years ago in a 5 buck promo. Really like it,show no wear. The edges on mine are sharp so I fold my bills over it to keep the sharp edges from wearing out my pockets. I see some of the newer models have rounded edges,excellent.
i love your car and i also believe that the E38 is the best 7 series ever. the car is elegant and sporty at the same time and now hard to find in that condition. glad you saved it and $15k is worth it, congrats!!
😂😂 at end “damm that Grill at the new bmw funniest part of the whole show
absolutely lol
I busted out laughing, I thought it was a joke. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 But it's real
I honestly thought those grills were someone taking the piss when I first saw pics.
I know the grill on the newer 7 is big.... but still small compared to the abomination they are planning on doing to the next gen of m's
@@spussego oh boy
"... once you get past this giant grill ..."
That's exactly the problem. The grill is so big you have to take time off from work to go past it.
BMW has lost the plot.
lol I'm really hoping they'll come to their senses sooner rather than later. Really hating that trend of humongous grills.
Yup I agree. The new grill is obscene. Just love the elegance of the 2001 740
Each Kidney grille has its own time zone.
@@StephenDMullins you have to apply for visa to visit the other one.
Congratulations on the BMW!
This is a beautiful car, part of the automotive history.
Cheers.
PERFECT CLASSIC!👌👌
$15 K relative to a more recent 7 series platform, you did fine. A newer car will depreciate faster, cost more to insure and (depending on where you live) might cost more in annual license plate / road taxe fees. $15K for "old", after addressing some of the endemic issues, may be an overall better choice - if you drive it for a few years.
That as part of the calculation when I bought my '99 W210 wagon. I've had it for 6 years now with just a couple of small problems. Low mileage and a very complete service history didn't hurt.
You know hoovie he sells his cars when they’re reliable lol
The gifts for The Wizard made me smile!
I own a 2001 BMW 740iL configured in the same color, wheels, interior, etc. I have upgraded the suspension to "sport" specs over the years as I just love this car. Mine has 155K on it with only the Vanos system being rebuilt as a precaution at the 100k mark. I am fully aware of BMW well earned reputation for being maintenance monsters.....I guess I got one of few made that has held up well and never experienced the "lit up warning lights" condition that Hoovie talks about. I too enjoy this barge of a car luxury with a sporty bend to it. The styling is timeless, flawless, restrained even. The next time you see one next to most any other car in traffic take note of the fender height, roof line height, etc. next to a modern car and you will be amazed at how low/long/sleek the E38 body is. Keep up the great work on your channel Hoovie!
It’s beautiful!!!! Congrats
$15,000 for a well sorted car that would cost over $100,000 new is still a great deal. C'mon Hoovie, this car is
no longer a hooptie, so please keep it.
You can't find them for that money in europe.
Exactly. That’s a frigging steal if truly sorted. On Cars and Bids or Bring a Trailer it’d bring over 16 k no problem at all!
@@pannenkoekspek yes you can: www.lacentrale.fr/auto-occasion-annonce-66101253466.html
Here they are really expensive and most of them are modded badly with handmade bullshit upgraded and 350k kilometres, here in Greece, 9 out of 10 BMW’s are in really bad shape, I am talking about old ones
Anybody see what older BMWs bring in nowadays? 100-200k. This thing will be worth 5-10x it's value in just a few decades, especially when in 5-10 years most car companies won't even be producing alot of gas cars period. Tyler knows what's up
0:09 it(740i) is the ONLY bmw in my fleet, the ONLY bmw among the 6 cars behind me..... while there are 7 cars behind him, and there is a bmw Z3 sitting on top...
not his car
it’s not his car, he’s storing it for one of his friends
@@HighPingNate My bad 😅😅😅
Hoovie thank you for showing that car the much needed love it deserves. These modern classics are gonna start becoming a lot more desirable as time goes on.
What an absolute beauty that E38 is!!
“Drives as good as it looks” every BMW owners dream
One of my favorite BMWs of all time, The 5 series was available with a manual transmission and the V8 engine during the same era.
I feel this so much... Owning an e46 and an e38. They are such great cars. Can't wait to see the top of my 740iL. Since I'll be under it all weekend.
I owned this exact year, color and model BMW...my last BMW sadly, and mine had ALL sorts of major issues over time. I would absolutely buy yours if and when you sell it. To me, this is the most beautiful of all BMWs. We moved to Audis (I have a daily driver black on black 2010 Q5 and my wife just got a certified 2017 A7 Prestige in Moonlight Blue) and my fun second car is a 2016 silver Mustang GT with Rousch mods and exhaust. I stumbled across your channel, subscribed and have been binge watching since. I am a Daddy Doug fan as well. Take care and if your 7 series goes for sale I am going to seriously try and buy it.
You'll lose $15k in depreciation on a new 7 series in about a week. Drive it and enjoy it.
Lease.
Why would anyone buy an unreliable rolling computer?
Besides, their demographic needs the newest model every two years.
@@notDonaldFagen my dad brought one and it's been 4 years and it's been beautiful and nothing hasn't broken yet, it's the inline 6 one so they are reliable.
4:30- "only BMW I own'
Z3 in the background: 😢
Great channel and content! And it is worth it as the E38 is special and timeless looking indeed. I have done the same over here in Malaysia ..... spent almost US$15K on my 1999 728iA and am enjoying the car!
I owned a 2000. After fixing the timing chain guides and VANOS units it was the best car I ever owned.
They do look great and handle fantastic.
I will be buying another or I will be making my ultimate Frankenstein-A 750i Sport with a 6 speed manual! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😎. 750i are very rare.
When are filling that blank spot on the upper left on your storage lift?
It's where he keeps his clown shoes
Always skips over it. Haha
Wrench Monger damn it u got there first xD
Last time I was this early Hoovie made money on a car
I've never been early
As for looks, I feel the same way about my 2001 BMW X5 3.0i. Happy for you that you love your 7 series.
Hoovie; this is a long-term keeper; don't mess with it, just drive it (sensibly) look after it, and enjoy the second best BMW ever made.
The E39 was the best.
And check out Randy at "auto auction rebuilds", he has a Little Red Corvette with your name on it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go on, make him an offer; I dare you.
Just remember, this is perhaps the fourth 7 series Tyler's tried to revive.
I had an e39 540i...same engine and similar mileage. I sold it as I was just waiting for something expensive to go wrong...but now wish I had kept hold of it..lovely car.
Good E39 540's are going up in price.
I did the exact same thing last year. 540i Sport 6sp with only 110k miles and it was an amazing car to drive, but I just couldn't deal with the constant new broken things, from the plastic fantastic cooling system, to the window regulators, sagging headliner, broken plastics throughout the interior, windshield washer pump dying, etc. There was just always something new going wrong! If it were a weekend toy, no problem. Daily driving it was too much of a stress, waiting for something major to fail. I already somewhat regret it, until I go back and look at my notes for waiting repairs I was going to work through that was always growing.
Hey congrats on 1 mil!
Love that car... need it want it can’t afford it. I have a 2002 Z3 M roadster that ‘broke my wallet” when I got it in 2003 and still have recovered and still need to work on it too. But them sweet times when it is 100% it is a monster and I fall in love with it again. But the old 7 Series looks so good
He is having so much fun trolling with the “my only BMW” line. I love it!
I'd have the old style 7 Series every time!!
More like the mechanic will have it since it'll be at his shop more than half of the time
Shmeep damn you got the whole squad laughing! Never heard of that one before
This isn't the good 7 series though. Everyone thinks M73 V12 for this era. M38 with exhaust sound like a Mclaren F1
@@andeleputo89 thanks
I especially enjoyed this post. I absolutely love the E38 Sport. I would genuinely spend $12K-$15K to have one in the condition of yours; and cherish it in my garage for many years. Great car! Love it!
I know exactly what you mean Tyler! Newer German cars arnt built and don't feel like they use to. Worth every penny fixing it up in my opinion! Would do the same if I came across a sweet W124.. love the 2001 7 series though, would have done the same thing ;)
That generation on 7 is the best. I had a 95 740il the first year of that body style. Cost a lot to repair but was a beautiful great driving car. Don’t sell it!!
We need to know what's up with the Clown Shoe!! Arguably one of the greatest bimmer's made.
I do like the idea of buying amazing shape classic cars, good content Hoovie!
Car Wizard's immediate response😂😂😂❤❤❤ seriously replayed thst like 5 times... he was so serious!😂
" the dumbest" says the smartest guy in the room. I'd say we're the dumbest for believing this.
We're part of 1.02 million dummies watching him....lol
Trust me hes way smarter than he acts loool
Wow you really read between the lines and solved the mystery. Congrats man #realeyesrealizereallies
First saw and loved this car watching “The Game” starting Michael Douglas. His was a 740il with the bulletproof glass option (Edit; 750il)
His is almost the same spec as the one in _Tomorrow Never Dies_ but without the "L" body
There was a bunch of short films done by Guy Ritchie, Clive Owens was the driver. Sort of similar to the transporter movie. One I remember was called The Star from 2001. Had Madonna in it as the star he was transporting. There was a whole series of them with different plots. They were all BMWs..
2 of our Prime ministers were being driven around in a 750. Well technically it was a tax payers car.
www.autoblog.nl/nieuws/oude-bmw-750il-van-wim-kok-kost-46-000-kwartjes-57659
the seven series was the real star of the first Transporter film
Actually Michael Douglas drove a 750il in The Game, it looked awesome in shining black in that movie
E30/E36 M3/M5, 2002 and this era 7 series will always be my favorite BMW’s. I like the new M2 but man something about the old ones just bring back all sorts of good memories.
I do agree, one of the best and most good looking cars ever made. Sadly, mine had waaaay to much problems and after spending more than you on it, I had to let go. Still love it's styling.
You know, the second time you said "this is my only BMW" I clearly heard the Z3 on the car lift behind making a big sob...
Explain this? Clearly he bid and won this vehicle 🙃
bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-bmw-m-coupe-30/
"the only BMW in my hooptie fleet..."
Z3: am I a joke to you?
I own a 2001 Sport which I purchased 6 years ago for $9000 with 82,250 miles. In that time I have spent $6000 chasing oil leaks, replacing rear wheel bearings, the servotronic solenoid, light control module, oil changes, filters, etc etc etc. But in that time it has accrued 133,000 miles as a daily driver, and I have had no major problems. It is the best driver-oriented car I have ever owned.
We also own a 2001 IL and a 2001 325ci convertible. We enjoy all three cars immensely and would buy any of them again.
I have considered buying a 2001 750IL but so far have resisted temptation. So far.
Update in January 2024: 156,378 miles on the Sport now, and we still own and drive all three.
Transporter 7 series featured manual so it was one of those: "5-speed: 725tds, 728i, 730i, 735i and 6-speed for the 740i." It was most likely 725 tds (diesel) or 730i with engine sound replaced, since it's extremely hard to find 735i and 740i with the manual.
Tyler: "Here's the new 7 series"
Me: "MY EYES! MY EYES!"
That is a seriously Fugly grill on the new 7.BMW,take notes! Maybe 1 of 50 or so may accept it.Out of 100 maybe 2 like it.The rest of us think it's a black hole that keeps us from being able to see further.
It's ugly asf
@@kobibenlevi5523 Yeah, I almost choked on my beer seeing those side by side.Has BMW employed cartoon artists? I'm actually happy I'll never be able to afford one. Tesla's aren't beauties either, but with this competition...
@@sssxxxttt I totally agree. How do you feel about the S-Class grilles? Still big, but more tasteful IMO
I think your e38 is divine. Car wizard is right though: to make any sense, it has to be a long termer to justify the expense. I would happily own such a classic for years. And boy, isn’t the latest 7 series
u-g-l-y.
E38/39/46 are good long term cars. Relatively simple and cheap to repair. Keep the rubber and plastic parts replaced as needed and they will last a loooong time.
David Busch no the new one is beautiful but the old one does look good
have you seen the very latest model with the split headlights? My god
@@theboogeyman5736 yes, it’s an abomination.
"If is worth it to you is worth it" love those words
I own two Bmw E39's and one E38 and I have been using them a few months at the time each in last 10 years-only the E38 got a lot of nice comments over the years from total strangers .Bmw E38 is a modern classic . Really timeless.